Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police recovered the bodies of a youth and a woman from a building in the city's North Badda area on Sunday.

The deceased were identified as Saiful Islam, 28, a security guard of the building, and Sakila, 24, who worked there as a cleaner, said Officer-in-Charge of Badda Police Station Habibur Rahman.

Acting on information from residents about a foul smell, a police team went to the three-storey building located at Plot No-5, Road No-2 of North Badda around 11:00am and found the two bodies inside a godown on the ground floor.

The OC said the two were not husband and wife. The bodies are believed to have been there for 5-7 days before being discovered.

"The actual cause of death will be known after receiving the postmo...